Using an Android smartphone or tablet in the FRITZ!Box home network

You can easily connect an Android smartphone or tablet to the wireless network (WiFi) of your FRITZ!Box. The Android device can then access the Internet and be used to conduct calls over the FRITZ!Box, or it can be used as a playback device for music, video, and image files in the FRITZ!Box home network.

Note:Here we show you how to connect an Android device to the FRITZ!Box using Google Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 as an example.

Important:Some of the settings described here are only displayed if the advanced view is enabled in the user interface. The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS.

1 Preparations

The FRITZ!Box is configured as a DHCP server in the factory settings. If you disabled the FRITZ!Box's DHCP server, configure the following settings:

3 Using an Android device with the FRITZ!Box

Conducting calls over the FRITZ!Box

Accessing the FRITZ!Box over the Internet

The following step is only necessary if you would like to securely access your FRITZ!Box, access files on a USB storage device connected it, or control your smart home devices over the Internet when you are away from home:

Configure the app according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use the following settings:

Port type: Raw TCP

Port: 9100

Host name or IP address: fritz.box

Setting up a VPN connection to the FRITZ!Box

The following step is only necessary if you would like to use VPN (Virtual Private Network) to establish a securely encrypted network connection to your FRITZ!Box and to the network devices or services in the home network using your Android device's Internet connection:

Note:Whenever a VPN connection is active, all Internet queries are routed over the FRITZ!Box. This means that you will have tap-proof und tamperproof access to all web services (such as e-mail, online banking) with your Android device, even when using public wireless hotspots.